This box had definitely been used, but not too badly abused.
Removing the drawers was the first step. Look how rusty those slides are! :shocking:
Only after sanding was I able to read the manufacturer info stamped on the back right corner of the box
Drawer slides put into cookie sheet of Evaporust. At that point I had already cleaned them up somewhat.
7 hours later. Yes, I'm a believer! I left them in overnight.
The "After" pictures...
Used simple aluminum color paint for the bottom of the cover.
Used a modified hacksaw blade used to remove the larger drawers, and the SO drawer remover for the little drawers. Rattlecanned the whole box with Rustoleum "Sunrise Red" paint. Used just under 8 cans. I didn't respray the sides or bottoms of the drawers (since the original paint was in excellent condition) just the drawer fronts and the insides. Wiped off the sides and bottoms with WD-40.
This is my other KR537D, along with the middle box and rollaway. I added the stainless piece to the top box. When I bought it, there was a piece of metal covering it made by Snap On with an etching of geese or something. I didn't care for it much, so decided to replace it with the stainless. I like the look of it. Aside from doing that, all three boxes are in very good shape, so no paint work on any of them. The top two boxes were made in 1983, the rollaway in 1984. And all the locks are keyed the same way, just got lucky.
